Nights Porter

The Commercial Hotel; Millerston; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality venue in Scotland is seeking a dedicated Night Porter to ensure the safety of guests and maintain a clean environment overnight. The role involves responding to late guest requests, conducting security checks, and managing venue safety and cleanliness. We offer competitive hourly pay above government rates, a share of service charges, and great benefits, including free meals and career development opportunities in a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Free meals on shift

Profit sharing after 1 year

10% service charge benefits

Free wellbeing services

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in hospitality or a similar role.
• A good understanding of health and safety requirements.
• Ability to maintain a clean and safe environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the safety of guests and team during night hours.
• Respond to guest requests and maintain a welcoming environment.
• Complete relevant admin tasks and manage venue security.
• Conduct regular checks around the venue.

Skills

Security awareness

Health and safety knowledge

Excellent communication skills

Team player

Job description

We’re about much more than hospitality! We’re striving to make life better for people – whether they are team, guests or community, through our everyday actions and decisions. Our team care for others, bring their best and help us move forward, whatever job they do.

When the lights are turned out and the doors locked our Night Porter becomes the star of the show, their role is all encompassing and pivotal to the safety of both our guests and team.

Our Night Team offers guests returning late from nights out a warm and memorable welcome, actioning any late requests, setting up function rooms for the next day or cleaning down after the days events. They are hands‑on throughout the venue ensuring a clean, well maintained environment as well as completing relevant admin tasks and having responsibility for the security of the venue and it’s guests overnight.

From a security aspect our Night Porter can be found walking around the corridors, kitchens or exterior of the venue to ensure all entry points are secure. They also have a good understanding of health and safety requirements and ensure that all exits, fire points and other legal requirements are in place.

Skill and experience are necessary to do this job, but more than anything else, we want someone who shares our vision of a hospitality industry that is better and sees themselves being part of the team who can make this happen!

We pay a fair wage – with our hourly pay being higher than the Government rates, at a minimum. Your earnings will be further enhanced by our 10% service charges and other tips that guests leave – with 100% of tips being retained by the team.

We make life better for our team by:

• Offering great perks and benefits to be enjoyed by you and your family!
• Sharing our profits with you after 1 year of service
• Giving you free meals, soft drinks and hot drinks on shift
• Listening to our team via surveys and feedback sessions
• Offering free wellbeing services and resources, for help whenever you need it
• Creating great learning and development opportunities to support your career